Screening may refer to: *

Screening cultures Screening culture is a type a medical test that is done to find an infection. Screening cultures are often performed to find infections that do not have Medical sign, signs and symptoms. Types of screening cultures Perinatal Group B Streptococcal ...

, a type a medical test that is done to find an infection *

Screening (economics) Screening in economics refers to a strategy of combating adverse selection In economics, insurance, and risk management, adverse selection is a market situation where Information asymmetry, asymmetric information results in a party taking advant ...

, a strategy of combating adverse selection (includes sorting resumes to select employees) *

Screening (environmental) Within the environmental sciences, screening broadly refers to a set of analytical techniques used to Environmental monitoring, monitor levels of potentially hazardous organic compounds in the environment, particularly in tandem with mass spectromet ...

, a set of analytical techniques used to monitor levels of potentially hazardous organic compounds in the environment *

Screening (medicine) In medicine, screening is a strategy used to look for as-yet-unrecognised conditions or risk markers. This testing can be applied to individuals or to a whole population without symptoms or signs of the disease being screened. Screening Public h ...

, a strategy used in a population to identify an unrecognised disease in individuals without signs or symptoms * Screening (printing), a process that represents lighter shades as tiny dots, rather than solid areas, of ink by passing ink through * Screening (process stage), process stage when cleaning paper pulp * Screening (tactical), one military unit providing cover for another in terms of both physical presence and firepower *

Baggage screening Airport security includes the techniques and methods used in an attempt to protect passengers, staff, aircraft, and airport property from malicious harm, crime, terrorism, and other threats. Aviation security is a combination of measures and hum ...

, a security measure *

Call screening Call screening is the process of evaluating the characteristics of a telephone call before deciding how or whether to answer it. Some methods may include: * listening to the message being recorded on an answering machine or voice mail. * check ...

, the process of evaluating the characteristics of a telephone call before deciding how or whether to answer it *

Electric-field screening In physics, screening is the damping of electric fields caused by the presence of mobile charge carriers. It is an important part of the behavior of charge-carrying mediums, such as ionized gases (classical plasmas), electrolytes, and electron ...

, the damping of electric fields caused by the presence of mobile charge carriers *

Film screening A film screening is the displaying of a motion picture or film, generally referring to a special showing as part of a film's production and release cycle. To show the film to best advantage, special screenings may take place in plush, low seat-cou ...

, the displaying of a motion picture or film *

High-throughput screening High-throughput screening (HTS) is a method for scientific discovery especially used in drug discovery and relevant to the fields of biology, materials science and chemistry. Using robotics, data processing/control software, liquid handling device ...

, a method for scientific experimentation especially used in drug discovery *

Mechanical screening Mechanical screening, often just called screening, is the practice of taking granulated or crushed ore material and separating it into multiple grades by particle size. This practice occurs in a variety of industries such as mining and minera ...

, the practice of taking granulated ore material and separating it into multiple grades by particle size *

Smoke screening A smoke screen is smoke released to mask the movement or location of military units such as infantry, tanks, aircraft, or ships. Smoke screens are commonly deployed either by a canister (such as a grenade) or generated by a vehicle (such as a ...

, blanketing an area with smoke to provide cover

As a proper name

* ''Screening'' (1997 film), a 1997 short film directed by Gil Cates Jr. * ''Screening'' (2006 film), a 2006 short film directed by Anthony Green

As a proper name

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